JERSEY SKYLANDS LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB, INC.

AWARDS DESCRIPTION

Members are responsible for applying for their awards with the required verifying documents. Certificate awards are available to all members, but competitive awards are available only to full members who have earned additional privileges. Awards cover achievements that were completed during the previous calendar year (i.e. the award year). In the following, service dogs include guide dogs, hearing dogs, handicapped-assistance dogs, police dogs, narcotics or bomb squad dogs, search & rescue dogs, or others trained and employed by organizations as deemed acceptable. Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dog Certificates are not eligible for awards.

COMPETITIVE AWARDS:
One award available to each sex in each category. Copies of the AKC Gazette Awards pages are required.

Top Specials Dog/Bitch: Highest number labs defeated as a finished champion during the aware year as a BOB or BOS only.
Top Winners Dog/Bitch: Highest number of Labs defeated from the classes during the award year, as a winner, BOW, BOB, or BOS only.
Top Junior Dog/Bitch: Highest cumulative number of Labs defeated by dog/bitch under two years of age at the time of the placements, as a Winner, RW, BOW, BOB, or BOS only. The wins may be from prior years through the award year. The dog/bitch need not be a finished champion. The award may be applied for more than once for the same dog but no later than the year following the dog’s second birthday.
Top Obedience Dog/Bitch: Highest average of all qualifying score in A classes or Novice B classes for title completed during the award year, or highest average of all scores in Open B or Utility B attained during the award year.

NEW TITLE CERTIFICATE AWARDS:
An award for completing one of the following titles during the award year; they may have begun earlier. Foreign titles are included. A copy of the official certificate or AKC Gazette Awards page is required.

New Champion        New Obedience Title         New Agility Title
New Field Title         New Tracking Title
New Hunting Title     New Working Certificate

Outstanding handling achievement for dogs handled to ALL points or qualifying scores for the title will be added to the certificate for all of the above as follows:
Owner/Handler Breeder/Handler Breeder/Owner/Handler

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE AWARDS:
Presented for achievements that are truly outstanding. A copy of the AKC Gazette Awards page or a letter of satisfactory performance from a service organization is required.

Conformation: Received three five-point majors; four four-point major; five three point majors.
Obedience: All qualifying legs with scores of 195 or better without NQ’s; or a High in Trial.
Hunting: Received all qualifying wings without an NQ.
Field: Any placement at a field trial.
All Around Retriever: Must be a Breed Champion, and a CD in obedience or higher, and a JR Hunter or higher, or a Tracking Title holder or higher. Only the last title must be completed during the award year.
All Around Producing Dog: A minimum of four get achieving titles during the award year including titles above plus graduated service dogs.
All Around Producing Bitch: Same as for Dog, except a minimum of two get.
Community Service (Person): The owner have a minimum of four therapy visitation, four educational programs with dogs, or one search and rescue mission.